Government of Jamaica
On Tuesday, June 21, 2016, fire in an office occupied by the Institute of Sports (INSPORTS), at Independence Park Limited complex, caused damage to some records, furniture and equipment.
Culture Minister, the Honourable Olivia “Babsy” Grange has announced that Professor Verene Shepherd and Mrs. Laleta Davis Mattis will co-chair the National Commission on Reparations.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange, has officially launched the National Emancipation and Independence Celebrations – Jamaica 54 – announcing the theme, ‘Let’s Get Together and Feel Alright’ along with the wide range of activities that will take place across the island from July…
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange, led a delegation to a Caribbean Export Development Agency sponsored Workshop in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago from June 8-10, 2016. The aim of the Workshop was to present the Business Plan for the Caribbean Creative Industries…
Minister of Sport, Hon. Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange, in reacting to the passing of boxing legend Muhammad Ali, says he’s the people’s fighter and has called for everyone to celebrate his life. Ali died last night at the age of 74.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia “Babsy” Grange, has expressed sorrow at the sudden passing of the Assignment Co-Ordinator at the Jamaica Gleaner, Glenroy Sinclair.
Culture and Entertainment Minister, the Honourable Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange, has charged the Creative Production and Training Centre Limited (CPTC) and its new board to uncover creative means of promoting Brand Jamaica globally and use its products as vehicles to explore new partnership opportunities within the global arena of creative productions.
Minister of Culture, Gender Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange, says that with the conclusion of Labour Day, clean-up activities will continue to be monitored across the island and encourages Jamaicans to keep their surroundings clean in an effort to ensure that communities remain clean, healthy and safe.
As Jamaica joins the rest of the world in observing International Museum Day today May 18, under the theme, ‘Museums and Cultural landscapes,’ Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Honourable Olivia Grange, has paid tribute to public and private sector institutions and individuals who understand the value of museums…
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The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission, an agency of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Kevin Downswell Ministries, creating a partnership between the two as Downswell promotes his new album ‘All the Way’ across the island.
The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport will lead the symbolic signing of the funding agreement between Jamaica and UNESCO’s International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD) on Thursday, May 5, 2016 at the Ministry’s Trafalgar Road office in Kingston. This agreement covers the revision of the National Culture Policy…
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange, at a press conference at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA), welcomed His Imperial Highness, Prince Ermias Sahle - Selassie and his wife, Princess Saba Kebede, to Jamaica on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the State…
“We are protecting the Blue and John Crow Mountains World Heritage site not only for ourselves, but for the people of the world,” declared Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, as she unveiled the gateway signs, introducing the people of Papine and its surrounding communities to the…